Tax Planning & Compliance
Texas Franchise Tax Gross Receipts Sourcing Reform
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has adopted revisions to Franchise Tax apportionment rules proposed on November 2, 2020 under 34 Tex. Admin. Code section 3.591. The revisions seek to align statutory law with prior Court rulings, and to provide industry-specific updates. The changes may affect receipts […]
What Taxpayers Need to Know About the Child Tax Credit
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the IRS increased the amount of the Child Tax Credit and plans to issue up to 50% of the credit in the form of monthly advanced payments beginning July 15, 2021. Taxpayers may claim the remaining credit when they file their 2021 income tax return. […]
IRS Guidance Issued on Change in Useful Life for 2020 Tax Returns
AAFCPAs would like to make clients aware that the IRS recently released long awaited guidance detailing how a taxpayer must change the method of computing depreciation to provide a 30-year recovery period under the alternative depreciation system (ADS) for some properties controlled by a business that started renting before 2018. Rev. Proc. 2021-28 explains how […]
How and When to Make Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments, Pay Online
As a reminder, the U.S. tax system operates on a pay-as-you-go basis. For estimated tax purposes, a year has four payment periods. Taxpayers must make a payment each quarter. For most people, the due date for the first quarterly payment is April 15. The following payments are due June 15 and Sept. 15, with the […]
AAFCPAs Promotes Directors in Tax & Outsourced Accounting
AAFCPAs (Boston, Wellesley, Waltham, & Westborough) is pleased to announce the following Director promotions in recognition of their earned expertise supporting clients’ Business & Income Tax and Outsourced Accounting needs. Stacie A. Field, CPA, MBA has been promoted to Director, Tax. She creates strategic tax plans for closely held businesses and their owners in a […]
AAFCPAs to Present Wealth Migration Strategies
Joshua England, LLM, Esq., Partner and Tax Consulting Attorney at AAFCPAs, will contribute his tax expertise in a Webinar on May 27th, sharing key considerations when moving personal or business assets to another jurisdiction. Many high-profile CEOs have moved their businesses for financial incentives. In this interactive panel discussion, Josh and a panel of financial […]
How to Repay Deferred Payroll Taxes
To give businesses a needed temporary financial boost, the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by the President in March 2020, allowed employers (ER) to defer payment of the employer’s (ER) share of Social Security tax. In addition, IRS Notice 2020-65, issued in August 2020, allowed employers (ER) to defer withholding and payment of the employee’s (EE) […]
You Snooze, You Lose. Preserve Wealth Before Legislation Eliminates Opportunities
As you know, AAFCPAs anticipated changes on the horizon to the Estate Tax Exemption. On March 25, 2021, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced legislation called “For the 99.5% Act,” which, if passed, would establish a new progressive estate tax rate structure on the top 0.5% of Americans who inherit over $3.5 million in wealth. It is […]
American Rescue Plan: Provisions for Individuals
As you may know, President Biden recently signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). AAFCPAs has outlined below key provisions for individuals & families. Direct Checks The package includes $1,400 Recovery Rebate payments (also known as stimulus checks) for adults and their dependents. As with prior stimulus payments, the economic impact […]